1. Open Internet Explorer from the desktop
  2. Click on Tools > Internet Options
  3. Click on the Programs tab
  4. On the bottom place a check in the box “Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser”
  5. Click Apply, then click OK and close the browser
  6. Upon the next launch of Internet Explorer, the program will ask you if you would like to have “IE as your default browser;" choose Yes